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Preferred term

Rosuvastatin Calcium  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA-REDUCTASE INHIBITOR, or statin, that reduces the plasma concentrations of LDL-CHOLESTEROL; APOLIPOPROTEIN B, and TRIGLYCERIDES while increasing HDL-CHOLESTEROL levels in patients with HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA and those at risk for CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES.

Entry terms

  • 287714-41-4 (Rosuvastatin)
  • 413KH5ZJ73
  • 83MVU38M7Q

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-KNG8JMH9-Q

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